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Networking Group

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The Networking Group is one of the Development Groups

Contents of this Group's Home Page:

Next Meeting Wednesday 25th November 9.30am
Agenda for next meeting:
Outstanding Actions
Additional Agenda Items for November meeting:
Decisions Made
Organisations that Freelending CIC could network with:
Wiki Pages for which this development group is solely responsible:
Pages for which this development group is jointly responsible:

Next Meeting Wednesday 25th November 9.30am

Agenda for next meeting:

Teleconference

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-Agenda items include:

Date of next meeting.
Decisions made at previous meeting - are they a correct record?
Actions outstanding from last meeting.
Setting up a 'Getting the most out of freelender.org" clinic (eg showing people how to put on all their borrowing to and from friends who aren't yet on freelender, so that they can keep track of all their stuff.)
Experiences from 'would be freelender champions' of the difficulty of promoting freelending locally.
EJ: The Freeconomy Feastival [sic], 28th November, Hamilton House. The role of Freelending CIC.
Who is doing something related to what we're doing, such that energy can be saved by working with them? (This month, lets ask that question in relation to LetsAllShare). (see private document for proposed agenda with LetsAllShare.com)
PC: Freegle news
Identifying and supporting active freelenders (not just freelender.org users)

Outstanding Actions

From 14th September 2009:

PC: To develop a strategy by which to engage a local transition group eg Transition Brighton.

Additional Agenda Items for November meeting:

Decisions Made

October 8th

No further action cf Why*** Design.
Paul to contact Kent freecycle groups)
Paul to research the experience of Green Gonzo; what can we learn
Provisionally researching Lets Link UK for December networking meeting

Discussion points:

"An electronic network can only succeed if it is actually representing a human network that is already working as a network; it cannot be a replacement for human networking" (Barry Hill, Bristol web developer.)
Is our belief that an electonic netweork can be used to re-stimulate the human network, if it offers sufficient recognised benefits?

September 14th

Rename this group the Networking Group
Bristol remains an obvious first choice location to build local freelending activity, whilst Paul still is still particularly interested in supporting the development of local freelending groups in Brent, Brighton & Norfolk.
To park the idea of the 'Freelender-Freelander campaign' as one of the Marketing ideas to be developed
To not hold a 'clocks back campaign' this year

Organisations that Freelending CIC could network with:

For all these organisations, it is worth finding out who funds them (often shown on their website), for possible future funding bids.

Date Added	Organisation	Next Action
16/10/09	mySociety mySociety "run most of the UK's best-known democracy websites". These are mostly websites which interface with local and national government in some way. They run the very wonderful and useful Groups Near You website.
16/10/09	DC10 plus DC10plus aims to promote social inclusion through the use of technology. It is a collaborative network of local authorities and their partners dedicated to creating partnerships, sharing best practice and developing new initiatives. See especially their community building capacity page.
16/10/09	Bristol Environmental Technologies Sector BETS is a trade association and sector partnership between businesses, academia, investors, local authorities, regional and national agencies promoting the growth of the environmental technologies and services sector in the Bristol city-region.	None at the moment - their website does not seem to tie in with Freelender.
16/10/09	West of England Carbon Challenge The West of England Carbon Challenge helps organisations in the region reduce their emissions in line with national targets.	Their website doesn't look too promising for Freelender.
16/10/09	Bristol Green Capital Bristol Green Capital aims to accelerate the pace of change in our economy and our communities towards the low carbon future that will make Bristol a more sustainable, healthier, greener city.
16/10/09	Connecting Bristol Connecting Bristol works to harness the energy and creativity of the city to extend opportunities through digital inclusion.